I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!! and I love our most amazing father in Heaven and the privilege to be apart of this work and SEEING MIRACLES and fasting and learning more about the Atonement and trials that bring us closer to Him and The Work of Salvation and to see people find the light and this amazingly stretching experience we call the path to eternal life :D Isn't it the best thing ever??? :) Yesiree!
Typhoon came this week!!! It was crazy............fun!! I was on exchanges with the wonderful Sister Worthington in Yuan lin and we went out to look at their balcony and it was completely flooded with all of their shoes........it looked just like the duck pond at the carnival with all the little rubber duckies floating around :) We went outside fully geared with our yuyi (rain clothes) and NO ONE was on the roads! haha everyone was all huddled inside! but we still saw miracles! We went to find a LA name whom they had never met, her mom said she wasn't there, but then all of a sudden she came walking down the street!! So amazing!! and we sat down with her, read one verse out of the B of M and she started crying..........she said she hadn't read it for awhile and she always felt so emotional as she read it. She grabbed it and held it in her hands and said, "I know this is true!!" She thanked Heavenly Father in her prayer that He had not forgotten her :) It was another beautiful miracle :) Made me think of how many other precious sisters I have out there who need to know the exact same thing :)
The Work of Salvation is incredible!!!! I LOVED it!!!!!! It is so exactly how and what is supposed to be done.........I love that they said the missionaries responsibility is to assist the members to do missionary work- that's why we're here and I completely believe it! So inspiring- I could watch it every day if I could!!
O and I had stinky tou fu again but it was delicious!!!!! You apparently just have to go to the right place :)
One of the biggest miracles I've ever experienced in my life unfolded yesterday!! After four years of investigating the church, our incredible 17 year old investigator, ZJM received her mom's permission to be baptized!!! She is such a beautiful daughter of God, will a real and defining testimony of the Gospel, as well as one who truly lives it in her actions and words. Her mom has told her for four years that she couldn't get baptized until she was 20............but recently she has felt her mom has been improving thanks to the help of a specific member who has been talking to her mom. Yesterday Sister Belnap and I fasted with her and also had her meet with one of our other investigator's who is dealing with family opposition to baptism. ZJM bore a beautiful testimony of how she treats her mom and family because of what she knows Heavenly Father wants her to do as well as what she has learned of repentance......she is such an incredible example to me and I just felt like she was so ready to be baptized. Then later after church she called us and said that the member had called and talked to her mom again and she said yes!! It was amazing to us because we had not even finished the fast but the miracle had already unfolded! I stood in awe in the pouring rain of Heavenly Father's perfect timing........He knew she wasn't ready to be baptized until now, she has such a stronger testimony and a very solid foundation built on the Savior. He knew her mom would say yes yesterday, but we all still had to act in faith and seek His help. She will be getting baptized this Friday and she will also probably be able to go to the temple with the ward next week :) I've learned so much from this experience about how people actually have to make changes to be ready to be baptized through repentance, faith, and actions. It's truly beautiful to me and it will help me to be bolder in helping people to find the changes they personally need to make to become the children of Christ. ZJM getting baptized is one of the most incredible miracles I have ever experienced........it is a pure testimony of the power of fasting, of the power behind members, faithful prayer, the perfect knowledge and timing of God and how He will help us to become like Him :) I feel so privileged to know ZJM and be a part of this at this time!
This week we have spent a lot of time trying to help our 79 year old RC hilarious, lovable, and sassy Amah (grandma) let go of hurt and pains that have built up inside of her. We testified to her that she needed the Gospel of Jesus Christ, particularly repentance and forgiveness. I was reflecting this week that there are still some hurts or pains in my life that I thought I had let go of but actually still are there. I was talking with my companion and we both kind of realized this together- just different pains that we haven't forgotten. Repentance and forgiveness is amazing!! My amazing companion reminded me that we know we have truly repented, truly been forgiven and forgiven others when we can't remember those more painful memories- so true!! This morning I was reading in Jesus the Christ when Christ is upon the Cross and Talmage pointed out that Christ didn't say, "I forgive you" but he asked the Father to forgive them. When we repent and seek forgiveness it is Christ who asks the Father in behalf of us, He still, even in that moment of agony turned everything to the Father........it's such a beautiful thing to me. Repentance is amazing! We can be healed of everything- literally everything!!! and all because of our older brother :) I know he lives and that He died for us so we can repent and be forgiven. This is the message we missionaries bring and it is truly a privilege. It's truly changing my life and I want to help so many others experience the same peace and healing!
I love this Gospel with all my whole heart and soul!!!!! It is TRUE, no doubt about it!!! I'm grateful for your examples in my life and as we all continue to serve and love one another, this work of salvation will continue to go out to the whole world and more hearts will be healed! Have an amazing week and don't forget you can talk to Heavenly Father about anything!! He loves you and I do too!!
Sister J. :D
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